GAMECHANGER

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, and my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avant garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant. I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging. Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 & 70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love... I will. I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despit...

There's no love greater than mothers love, and there's no greater sacrifice than what a father does for his kids. As my father’s   daughter – not ONLY   has John Kagwaini taught me to be a princess   but he is the man who taught me   how to ride , my first bike and be the coolest kid ever, he is also my anchor, my friend, my   guidepost and my   role model.  From getting me   through school troubles, undergoing a bad-ass crazy teen phase all over again to getting overtly protective when you started to hang out with the guys whilst comforting you through heartbreaks and being there through thick and thin, John Kagwaini Has loved me and my siblings   ever-so-more every single moment right from the time he saw us .  And on this beautiful journey, he not only made me who i am   but also has laid the template for my personal   understanding of who i am as an individual ,self-love ,   the world and relationsh...